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#CEB2CC

Thistle · light warm pink

About #CEB2CC

With the hex code #CEB2CC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 70% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 4.6 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2CEB4, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red206
Green178
Blue204

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 4.6
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 17.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CEB2CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB2CC.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #CEB2CC.
10.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEB2CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEB2CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B8CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7BCCB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0B4BB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEB2CC?

With the hex code #CEB2CC, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 70% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CEB2CC?

Use black text. Black on #CEB2CC has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEB2CC?

Its complementary colour is #B2CEB4, and analogous partners are #C2B2CE and #CEB2BE.